Sunderland vs Crystal Palace prediction and preview

Premier League · Sunday 20 December 2026, 14:00 UTC

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Sunderland vs Crystal Palace

Premier League · Sunday 20 December 2026, 14:00 UTC · Stadium of Light, Sunderland

Sunderland · Crystal Palace · Premier League predictions

Sunderland vs Crystal Palace preview

Sunderland welcome Crystal Palace at Stadium of Light in Sunderland on Sunday 20 December 2026 (14:00 UTC) in the Premier League. Sunderland are 20th in the table with 5 points from 9, while Crystal Palace go into the round 18th, on 7 points from 9 games.

Sunderland have collected 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats from their last 5 league games; Crystal Palace have 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats over the same stretch. Over their last 6, Sunderland have scored 0.7 and conceded 2.3 goals per game, with 2 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Crystal Palace average 0.8 scored and 2.2 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Sunderland won 4, 2 games were drawn and Crystal Palace won 4. Those games averaged 2.7 goals, 7 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 6. The most recent meeting, on 17 Jan 2026, ended Sunderland 2-1 Crystal Palace.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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18Crystal Palace9216921-127DWLLL
20Sunderland9126717-105LLLDL

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Sunderland 4, draws 2, Crystal Palace 4.

Team news

Sunderland expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Robin Roefs, Trai Hume, Reinildo Mandava, Nordi Mukiele, Granit Xhaka, Enzo Le Fée, Noah Sadiki, Nilson Angulo, Chris Rigg, Brian Brobbey

Crystal Palace expected line-up (3-4-2-1)

Chris Richards, Jaydee Canvot, Tyrick Mitchell, Adam Wharton, Daichi Kamada, Quinten Timber, Yéremy Pino, Jørgen Strand Larsen, Dwight McNeil

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